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UNITED TA$5EEE OSWALD S. PULLIAM, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNQR TO PITTSBURGH EQUIP- MEN '1 VANIA'.

SIDE-FRAME CONSTRUCTION Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 28, 11309;.

Application filed. September 16, 1907. Serial No. 393,110.

fully herein-described and claimed.

l l l In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate a plications of my invention, Figure 1 is 9. si e elevational View of'a side-frame embodying my invention; Fig. 2 a top plan of a section of the side-frame Fig. 3 an end view of a section; Fig. i, e side-view of a middle-section employed; Fig. 5 an end view of the middle section shown by Fig. 4.; Fig. 6 a fplan of same Fig. 7 a side elevations-l View 0 a. modified form of side-frame; Fig. 8 a part top; and a part sectional view of the orm of ig. 7 Fig. 9 a part vertical sectional and a part side elevational view of a still further modified form of my invention; and Figs. 10, 11,12, and 13 detail views of the middle portion of the form of Fig. 9.

Referring to the drawings and as preferred, the side-frame is composed of two trains versely divided sections 2 and 3. Each secticn is formed with a journal-box 4, made integral therewith. Top and bottom-members 5 and 6 of the side-frame, extend inwardly from the journal-box to a vertical member 7, which latter member joins the inner ends of the top and bottom-me bers of" each sec- Each of the members 7, in the forni of Fig. 4

1, isformed with a vertic'ally extending siot 8, adapted to receive a portion of the respective upright-members or bolster-guides 9 of s middle-section 10. Said upright-members cess 11 and are connected at their upper ends by a cross-piece 12 and at their lower ends by a spring-seat 13. Said upper and lower connecting members 12 and 13 interlock with are GMJIIIOIHlGd with a bolster-receivingre-= the sections 2 and 3 and Li addition to the parts mentioned each of the upright-menibers 9 is formed with an apertnred projection. 14 adapted to receive a. bolt for the purpose of locking said members to the vertical ine1nhers 7 of said sections 2 and In the form of Fig. 7 each of the sections and 3 is provided with projecting members is adapted when t he sections are assembled to be riveted to each other as particular shown by Fig. 8.

In the form of Fig. 9, I have shown a horizontally divided middle section joining the two end-sections .2 and In all of the forms iilnstrated, the side frame is composed of transversely divided COMPANY, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYL- i sections constituting the'main portion or the side-frame and said journal-boxes made integral therewith. This construction constitutes important char-- acteristic features of the present invention.

What I claim is: y 1. A side-frame comprising separnbie endmembers each formed with a box, and a separable middlemembei necting the end-members.

2.. A side-frame comprising 4 members each formed with it gonrn A said side-frame having a bolster-recs opening comprising an enlarge intermediate portion and contracted upper and lower portions.

3: A side-frame composed transversely divided metallic end-sections, and e nrete middle section joining the end-sections,; having aloolster-receiving-opening.

4. A side-frame having a separable section and composed of a journahbox, a top-member, a'

portions forrnee with separable entr PATENTED APR. 28, 1908.'

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FOLDING FURNITURE. APPLICATION nLnn-iiov. z, 1907.

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